Obesity has cost Americans a lot over the past three decades — physically and economically
One study shows two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, but better access to health care and health technology could ...
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New study finds obesity costs US industry $347bn a year
Research shows an average weight loss of just 5% could save an annual $153bn in medical fees and lost productivity.
Maryland Medicaid spent $68M in a year on obesity, diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy
The Maryland program’s spending on both obesity drugs grew 86% year-over-year, Real Chemistry said, the seventh highest in ...
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Top 5 Most-Read Obesity Articles in 2024
The most-read obesity articles of 2024 mostly focused on insurance coverage of weight loss medications and costs.
The answer to the obesity crisis is staring Keir in the face – so why is he refusing to act?
Oh dear, Keir. In late October, I issued a 100-day appeal for the gloomsters and doomsters to pipe down and just let the new ...
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Could Paying for Obesity Medications Offset Obesity Care Costs?
With the Biden administration pushing for Medicare, Medicaid coverage of GLP-1s, analysts disagree on whether it will decrease obesity costs.
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Merck Enters Obesity Space, Buys Rights to Hansoh's Oral GLP-1 Drug
To foray into the lucrative obesity market, Merck MRK announced that it is in-licensing global rights to an investigational ...
Weight loss costs: Iowans struggle with insurance and access to ozempic, other GLP-1 drugs
Struggles with obesity are a longstanding issue for millions of Americans and thousands of Iowans, but recent advancements in ...
Here's the new rule that would expand coverage for anti-obesity medications in Medicare and Medicaid
The Biden administration has unveiled a major proposal to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity drugs, ...
Doctors weigh societal costs of using drugs to treat obesity crisis
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are transforming the fight against obesity, but they are forcing us to face crucial questions ...
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ICER Finds Insurers Struggled to Provide Fair Access for Obesity Drugs
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review assessed the formularies of 11 payers, covering 57 million people, to ...
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New study finds obesity costs US industry $347bn a year
By modelling the productivities and costs associated with healthy weight ... The significant economic burden of obesity demonstrated coincides with a ballooning of the obesity medicines sector ...